NPI Procurement Manager

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Procurement Manager will develop supply chain for NPI projects by leading the sourcing actions for the NPI cross-functional team. This role will work closely with category sourcing, engineering, the factory and the Project Manager.  Coordinated activities are driving RFQs and selecting suppliers, purchasing materials to support product development stages, managing material readiness for implementation of prototype builds and mass production. The successful candidate will oversee and control the product costs from development to implementation into the factory. This candidate will lead all procurement actions, report project progress from operation standpoint and must be responsive, flexible, result-driven within an open collaborative peer environment.

What You Will Do

• Lead & drive procurement sourcing actions throughout the NPI development process with category sourcing, from identifying candidates, RFQs, supplier selection until the system is ready for production.
• Closely working with engineering and PM to understand the requirements and drive design maturity to ensure sourcing activities can start and end on time.
• Coordinate and conduct procurement of materials required to support ALL product builds (indirect proto purchases and mass production purchasing by the factory).
• Oversee, control, and report product materials costs from project kickoff to project close. Coordinate actions with sourcing, project cross functional team and other related stakeholders to optimize and drive the best cost upfront.
• Follow up and update tooling progress to make sure it’s on time to support build.
• Responsible to work with trade compliance team to drive USMCA assessment.
• Conduct regular meetings with procurement and operations, and project team to communicate status, and coordinate material readiness to support NPI deliverables throughout the project development.
• Voice out and escalate risks which potentially impact NPI baseline (cost/quality/delivery) and provide solutions.
• Complete NPI deliverables for each gate, Provide project status updates to NPI team and present to management.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree with a preference for business administration or economics or engineering.
• Good at Excel, PPT etc. office tools.
• SAP experience.
• Be proactive and display initiative to drive sense of urgency; skillful to lead and drive discussions to achieve deliverables with category sourcing and cross functional teams.
• Have a solid understanding of the procurement process and NPI development process.
• Ability to multitask with good organization skills to provide feedback to cross functional team
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required in English, with experience operating across global teams in a multi-cultural environment.
• Able to travel to the US and Mexico.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Program/project management skills in a cross functional team environment.
• Have a solid understanding of speakers and electronics products.
• Experience in purchasing components for manufacturing use.
• Knowledge of modern procurement tools such as SAP, iValua, Ariba.
• Previous experience with analytics tools like BI, Qlik Sense

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel regionally.
• Willingness to work in an office.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.